diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/pluginExtensions.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/pluginExtensions.ts
index 488eced154a..3ed7de0c766 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/pluginExtensions.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/pluginExtensions.ts
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ export enum PluginExtensionPoints {
   AlertingHomePage = 'grafana/alerting/home',
   AlertingAlertingRuleAction = 'grafana/alerting/alertingrule/action',
   AlertingRecordingRuleAction = 'grafana/alerting/recordingrule/action',
+  AlertingRuleQueryEditor = 'grafana/alerting/alertingrule/queryeditor',
   CommandPalette = 'grafana/commandpalette/action',
   DashboardPanelMenu = 'grafana/dashboard/panel/menu',
   DataSourceConfig = 'grafana/datasources/config',
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/RuleEditorGrafanaRecordingRules.test.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/RuleEditorGrafanaRecordingRules.test.tsx
index fcc74629ca1..f026e8f3f46 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/RuleEditorGrafanaRecordingRules.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/RuleEditorGrafanaRecordingRules.test.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { captureRequests, serializeRequests } from './mocks/server/events';
 import { FOLDER_TITLE_HAPPY_PATH } from './mocks/server/handlers/search';
 import { testWithFeatureToggles } from './test/test-utils';
 import { setupDataSources } from './testSetup/datasources';
+import { setupPluginsExtensionsHook } from './testSetup/plugins';
 
 jest.mock('app/core/components/AppChrome/AppChromeUpdate', () => ({
   AppChromeUpdate: ({ actions }: { actions: React.ReactNode }) => <div>{actions}</div>,
@@ -45,6 +46,10 @@ const dataSources = {
     { alerting: true, module: 'core:plugin/prometheus' }
   ),
 };
+
+// Setup plugin extensions hook to prevent setPluginLinksHook errors
+setupPluginsExtensionsHook();
+
 describe('RuleEditor grafana recording rules', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.clearAllMocks();
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/extensions/AlertingRuleExtensionPointMenu.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/extensions/AlertingRuleExtensionPointMenu.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..20ef95fdb22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/extensions/AlertingRuleExtensionPointMenu.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { ReactElement, useMemo } from 'react';
+
+import { PluginExtensionLink } from '@grafana/data';
+import { Menu } from '@grafana/ui';
+
+type Props = {
+  extensions: PluginExtensionLink[];
+  onSelect: (extension: PluginExtensionLink) => void;
+};
+
+export function AlertingRuleExtensionPointMenu({ extensions, onSelect }: Props): ReactElement | null {
+  const { categorised, uncategorised } = useExtensionLinksByCategory(extensions);
+  const showDivider = uncategorised.length > 0 && Object.keys(categorised).length > 0;
+
+  return (
+    <Menu>
+      <>
+        {Object.keys(categorised).map((category) => (
+          <Menu.Group key={category} label={category}>
+            {renderItems(categorised[category], onSelect)}
+          </Menu.Group>
+        ))}
+        {showDivider && <Menu.Divider key="divider" />}
+        {renderItems(uncategorised, onSelect)}
+      </>
+    </Menu>
+  );
+}
+
+function renderItems(extensions: PluginExtensionLink[], onSelect: (link: PluginExtensionLink) => void): JSX.Element[] {
+  return extensions.map((extension) => (
+    <Menu.Item
+      ariaLabel={extension.title}
+      icon={extension?.icon || 'plug'}
+      key={extension.id}
+      label={extension.title}
+      onClick={(event) => {
+        if (extension.path) {
+          return onSelect(extension);
+        }
+        extension.onClick?.(event);
+      }}
+    />
+  ));
+}
+
+type ExtensionLinksResult = {
+  uncategorised: PluginExtensionLink[];
+  categorised: Record<string, PluginExtensionLink[]>;
+};
+
+function useExtensionLinksByCategory(extensions: PluginExtensionLink[]): ExtensionLinksResult {
+  return useMemo(() => {
+    const uncategorised: PluginExtensionLink[] = [];
+    const categorised: Record<string, PluginExtensionLink[]> = {};
+
+    for (const link of extensions) {
+      if (!link.category) {
+        uncategorised.push(link);
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (!Array.isArray(categorised[link.category])) {
+        categorised[link.category] = [];
+      }
+      categorised[link.category].push(link);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    return {
+      uncategorised,
+      categorised,
+    };
+  }, [extensions]);
+}
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/extensions/AlertingRuleQueryExtensionPoint.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/extensions/AlertingRuleQueryExtensionPoint.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1a8c524e6b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/extensions/AlertingRuleQueryExtensionPoint.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import { ReactElement, useState } from 'react';
+
+import { PluginExtensionLink, PluginExtensionPoints } from '@grafana/data';
+// import { Trans, t } from '@grafana/i18n';
+import { usePluginLinks } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { DataQuery } from '@grafana/schema';
+// import { Button } from '@grafana/ui';
+
+import { ConfirmNavigationModal } from './ConfirmationNavigationModal';
+import { QuerylessAppsExtensions } from './QuerylessAppExtensions';
+
+type Props = {
+  extensionsToShow: 'queryless';
+  query: DataQuery;
+};
+
+const QUERYLESS_APPS = [
+  'grafana-pyroscope-app',
+  'grafana-lokiexplore-app',
+  'grafana-exploretraces-app',
+  'grafana-metricsdrilldown-app',
+];
+
+// Map data source types to compatible queryless apps
+const DATASOURCE_TO_QUERYLESS_APP: Record<string, string[]> = {
+  prometheus: ['grafana-metricsdrilldown-app'],
+  // todo: add more data source types here
+  // 'pyroscope': ['grafana-pyroscope-app'],
+  // 'loki': ['grafana-lokiexplore-app'],
+  // 'tempo': ['grafana-exploretraces-app'],
+};
+
+export type PluginExtensionAlertingRuleContext = {
+  targets: DataQuery[];
+  // TODO: add rule form values for creating alerting rule from drilldown apps
+};
+
+export function AlertingRuleQueryExtensionPoint({ extensionsToShow, query }: Props): ReactElement | null {
+  const [selectedExtension, setSelectedExtension] = useState<PluginExtensionLink | undefined>();
+  const [isModalOpen, setIsModalOpen] = useState<boolean>(false);
+
+  const context: PluginExtensionAlertingRuleContext = {
+    targets: [query],
+  };
+
+  const { links } = usePluginLinks({
+    extensionPointId: PluginExtensionPoints.AlertingRuleQueryEditor,
+    context: context,
+    limitPerPlugin: 3,
+  });
+
+  // filter the link so that the query data source matches the queryless app data source
+  // we only want one link per query row editor for now
+  // but we can show an array of links for more flexibility in the future
+  const querylessLinks = links.filter((link) => {
+    if (!QUERYLESS_APPS.includes(link.pluginId)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    // Get the data source type from the query
+    const datasourceType = query.datasource?.type;
+    if (!datasourceType) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    // Check if this queryless app is compatible with the data source type
+    const compatibleApps = DATASOURCE_TO_QUERYLESS_APP[datasourceType.toLowerCase()] || [];
+    return compatibleApps.includes(link.pluginId);
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {extensionsToShow === 'queryless' && (
+        <QuerylessAppsExtensions
+          links={querylessLinks}
+          setSelectedExtension={(extension) => {
+            setSelectedExtension(extension);
+          }}
+          setIsModalOpen={setIsModalOpen}
+          isModalOpen={isModalOpen}
+        />
+      )}
+      {/* TODO: add basic extensions */}
+      {!!selectedExtension && !!selectedExtension.path && (
+        <ConfirmNavigationModal
+          path={selectedExtension.path}
+          title={selectedExtension.title}
+          onDismiss={() => setSelectedExtension(undefined)}
+        />
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/extensions/ConfirmationNavigationModal.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/extensions/ConfirmationNavigationModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..297ebff224e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/extensions/ConfirmationNavigationModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { ReactElement } from 'react';
+
+import { locationUtil } from '@grafana/data';
+import { Trans } from '@grafana/i18n';
+import { locationService } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { Button, Modal, Stack } from '@grafana/ui';
+
+type Props = {
+  onDismiss: () => void;
+  path: string;
+  title: string;
+};
+
+export function ConfirmNavigationModal(props: Props): ReactElement {
+  const { onDismiss, path, title } = props;
+  const openInNewTab = () => {
+    global.open(locationUtil.assureBaseUrl(path), '_blank');
+    onDismiss();
+  };
+  const openInCurrentTab = () => locationService.push(path);
+
+  return (
+    <Modal title={title} isOpen onDismiss={onDismiss}>
+      <Stack direction="column" gap={1}>
+        <p>
+          <Trans i18nKey="explore.confirm-navigation-modal.new-tab">
+            Do you want to proceed in the current tab or open a new tab?
+          </Trans>
+        </p>
+      </Stack>
+      <Modal.ButtonRow>
+        <Button onClick={onDismiss} fill="outline" variant="secondary">
+          <Trans i18nKey="explore.confirm-navigation-modal.cancel">Cancel</Trans>
+        </Button>
+        <Button type="submit" variant="secondary" onClick={openInNewTab} icon="external-link-alt">
+          <Trans i18nKey="explore.confirm-navigation-modal.open-in-new-tab">Open in new tab</Trans>
+        </Button>
+        <Button type="submit" variant="primary" onClick={openInCurrentTab} icon="apps">
+          <Trans i18nKey="explore.confirm-navigation-modal.open">Open</Trans>
+        </Button>
+      </Modal.ButtonRow>
+    </Modal>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/extensions/QuerylessAppExtensions.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/extensions/QuerylessAppExtensions.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6aa929523d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/extensions/QuerylessAppExtensions.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { first } from 'lodash';
+
+import { PluginExtensionLink } from '@grafana/data';
+import { Trans, t } from '@grafana/i18n';
+import { Dropdown, ToolbarButton } from '@grafana/ui';
+
+import { AlertingRuleExtensionPointMenu } from './AlertingRuleExtensionPointMenu';
+
+export type ExtensionDropdownProps = {
+  links: PluginExtensionLink[];
+  setSelectedExtension: (extension: PluginExtensionLink) => void;
+  setIsModalOpen: (value: boolean) => void;
+  isModalOpen: boolean;
+};
+
+export function QuerylessAppsExtensions(props: ExtensionDropdownProps) {
+  const { links, setSelectedExtension, setIsModalOpen, isModalOpen } = props;
+
+  if (links.length === 0) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const menu = <AlertingRuleExtensionPointMenu extensions={links} onSelect={setSelectedExtension} />;
+
+  if (links.length === 1) {
+    const link = first(links)!;
+    return (
+      <ToolbarButton variant="canvas" icon={link.icon} onClick={() => setSelectedExtension(link)}>
+        <Trans i18nKey="explore.toolbar.add-to-queryless-extensions">Go queryless</Trans>
+      </ToolbarButton>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Dropdown onVisibleChange={setIsModalOpen} placement="bottom-start" overlay={menu}>
+      <ToolbarButton
+        aria-label={t('explore.queryless-apps-extensions.aria-label-go-queryless', 'Go queryless')}
+        variant="canvas"
+        isOpen={isModalOpen}
+      >
+        <Trans i18nKey="explore.toolbar.add-to-queryless-extensions">Go queryless</Trans>
+      </ToolbarButton>
+    </Dropdown>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/QueryWrapper.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/QueryWrapper.tsx
index 2e7e09e0a5e..65728cd922d 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/QueryWrapper.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/QueryWrapper.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { AlertDataQuery, AlertQuery } from 'app/types/unified-alerting-dto';
 import { RuleFormValues } from '../../types/rule-form';
 import { msToSingleUnitDuration } from '../../utils/time';
 import { ExpressionStatusIndicator } from '../expressions/ExpressionStatusIndicator';
+import { AlertingRuleQueryExtensionPoint } from '../extensions/AlertingRuleQueryExtensionPoint';
 
 import { QueryOptions } from './QueryOptions';
 import { VizWrapper } from './VizWrapper';
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ export const QueryWrapper = ({
     return (
       <Stack direction="row" alignItems="center" gap={1}>
         <SelectingDataSourceTooltip />
+        <AlertingRuleQueryExtensionPoint query={Object.assign({}, query.model)} extensionsToShow="queryless" />
         <QueryOptions
           onChangeTimeRange={onChangeTimeRange}
           query={query}
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/alert-rule-form/simplifiedRouting/SimplifiedRuleEditor.test.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/alert-rule-form/simplifiedRouting/SimplifiedRuleEditor.test.tsx
index d56b5b5ea01..400ea551a25 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/alert-rule-form/simplifiedRouting/SimplifiedRuleEditor.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/alert-rule-form/simplifiedRouting/SimplifiedRuleEditor.test.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { clickSelectOption } from 'test/helpers/selectOptionInTest';
 import { screen, waitFor, within } from 'test/test-utils';
 import { byRole } from 'testing-library-selector';
 
+import { setPluginLinksHook } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/services/context_srv';
 import { setupMswServer } from 'app/features/alerting/unified/mockApi';
 import { grantUserPermissions, mockDataSource } from 'app/features/alerting/unified/mocks';
@@ -81,6 +82,9 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 setupMswServer();
 setupDataSources(dataSources.default, dataSources.am);
 
+// Setup plugin extensions hook to prevent setPluginLinksHook errors
+setPluginLinksHook(() => ({ links: [], isLoading: false }));
+
 describe('Can create a new grafana managed alert using simplified routing', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     window.localStorage.clear();
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/rule-editor/RuleEditorCloudRules.test.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/rule-editor/RuleEditorCloudRules.test.tsx
index 7e823431f87..36da4810c9e 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/rule-editor/RuleEditorCloudRules.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/rule-editor/RuleEditorCloudRules.test.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { GROUP_3, GROUP_4, NAMESPACE_2 } from '../mocks/mimirRulerApi';
 import { mimirDataSource } from '../mocks/server/configure';
 import { MIMIR_DATASOURCE_UID } from '../mocks/server/constants';
 import { captureRequests, serializeRequests } from '../mocks/server/events';
+import { setupPluginsExtensionsHook } from '../testSetup/plugins';
 
 jest.mock('../components/rule-editor/ExpressionEditor', () => ({
   // eslint-disable-next-line react/display-name
@@ -27,6 +28,9 @@ jest.mock('app/core/components/AppChrome/AppChromeUpdate', () => ({
 setupMswServer();
 mimirDataSource();
 
+// Setup plugin extensions hook to prevent setPluginLinksHook errors
+setupPluginsExtensionsHook();
+
 describe('RuleEditor cloud', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     grantUserPermissions([
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/rule-editor/RuleEditorGrafanaRules.test.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/rule-editor/RuleEditorGrafanaRules.test.tsx
index 33e141b05c9..1e8d537b3b7 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/rule-editor/RuleEditorGrafanaRules.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/rule-editor/RuleEditorGrafanaRules.test.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { clickSelectOption, selectOptionInTest } from 'test/helpers/selectOption
 import { screen, waitFor } from 'test/test-utils';
 import { byRole } from 'testing-library-selector';
 
+import { setPluginLinksHook } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { contextSrv } from 'app/core/services/context_srv';
 import { setupMswServer } from 'app/features/alerting/unified/mockApi';
 import { PROMETHEUS_DATASOURCE_UID } from 'app/features/alerting/unified/mocks/server/constants';
@@ -40,6 +41,9 @@ const dataSources = {
 
 setupDataSources(dataSources.default);
 
+// Setup plugin extensions hook to prevent setPluginLinksHook errors
+setPluginLinksHook(() => ({ links: [], isLoading: false }));
+
 describe('RuleEditor grafana managed rules', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.clearAllMocks();